The Humanitarian Emergency Settings Perceived Needs Scale (HESPER) evaluates experienced needs among disaster-affected populations and has been frequently used in both humanitarian emergencies and research. Today, the use of this tool is increasing among people affected by crises and emergencies. Web-based methods have shown to reduce several methodological and practical challenges in disaster health research.

This project aims to develop and evaluate HESPER SW (a self-administered, web-based version of the HESPER scale).

Alternative reliability and test-retest validity of HESPER SW were evaluated using different analytic statistical methods.

The first analysis suggests that HEPSER SW is a reliable and valid instrument which is easy to use and that it reduces several methodological and practical challenges in disaster health research.

HESPER SW can be used both for humanitarian and research purposes and offers a quick, self-administered, web-based, and scientifically robust way to investigate experienced needs in populations affected by disasters or humanitarian crises.